NAIDOC Week aims to stem loss of Indigenous languages
The importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages will be the focus of NAIDOC Week, 2-9 July 2017. The 2017 theme, Our Languages Matter, aims to celebrate the role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity.
Principals key to inclusive education for autistic children
Director of Griffith University’s Autism Centre of Excellence thinks school Principals should lead the way in adopting a whole-school approach to the education of all students, including those with autism and other disabilities.
Indigenous high school students get hands on with biomedical engineering
VIEWS is a partnership between RMIT, Monash University, Swinburne University and the University of Melbourne, and takes Year 11 and 12 Indigenous students, enrolled in a Maths and Science subjects, to tour the universities.
Abydos app will make students better at fractions
A new maths game called Abydos, developed in WA, has improved Perth primary school students’ knowledge of fractions by more than 10 per cent over their classmates according to the developers' research.
ACEL names New Voice Scholarship recipients
The ACEL New Voice Scholarships are awarded to education leaders whose work has made a significant impact. This year, 16 scholarships have been awarded across three categories.
Needs-based funding essential for most disadvantaged localities
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre's report, Educate Australia Fair?: Education Inequality in Australia, examines the extent of educational disadvantage across and within Australia’s states and territories and among vulnerable groups.
Men quit primary school teaching jobs because they feel stereotyped
Men often appear to have advantage over women in the workplace, but not always in female-dominated industries. Male primary school teachers experience more stereotype threat, which relates to negative job attitudes and commitment.
NSW budget offers $100 voucher to get kids into sport
NSW families will be able to claim up to $100 per school child, per calendar year from 1 January 2018 for after-school, weekend and school holiday sport and active recreation activities.
Music program helps teens handle academic stress
The top two issues of concern for adolescents are coping with stress and school or study problems. Research shows that on average young people listen to 18 hours of music a week, which may be able to alleviate stress.
Respect for teachers a must
Ken Silburn, finalist for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize in 2017, thinks we must urgently raise teacher respect across Australia to attract the best candidates into the profession and “help young minds navigate a world in total flux”.
Gonski 2.0 gets the go ahead
The Turnbull Government's revised Gonski education funding plan received enough votes to be passed in the Senate late last night, despite resistance from the Labor party and Catholic school groups.
